Re: We are not vets

2007-09-27 Thread Kelley Saveika
; > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Susan Hoffman > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:16 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: We are not vets > > > > > I'm with MC on this. This has been a problem on o

RE: We are not vets

2007-09-27 Thread Melissa Lind
ffman Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:16 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: We are not vets I'm with MC on this. This has been a problem on other lists that I am on and fortunately the mods are willing to kick people to the curb if they are giving out questionable adv

RE: We are not vets

2007-09-27 Thread Susan Hoffman
ED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MaryChristine Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:07 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: We are not vets for many years, none of us had any problem saying, "in my opinion," or, "this is what my vet recommended, " or

RE: We are not vets

2007-09-27 Thread Melissa Lind
n Behalf Of MaryChristine Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:07 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: We are not vets for many years, none of us had any problem saying, "in my opinion," or, "this is what my vet recommended, " or "this is what has worked for me&qu

Re: We are not vets

2007-09-27 Thread Susan Hoffman
I'm with MC on this. This has been a problem on other lists that I am on and fortunately the mods are willing to kick people to the curb if they are giving out questionable advice, especially without some sort of express disclaimer. Newbies do not understand that advice may be very wrong. Oft

Re: We are not vets

2007-09-27 Thread MaryChristine
for many years, none of us had any problem saying, "in my opinion," or, "this is what my vet recommended, " or "this is what has worked for me"--and newcomers do NOT know that there are no vets on the list, they do NOT know when they are being given flat-out WRONG information. there has been DANGER

We are not vets

2007-09-27 Thread Melissa Lind
I think we all can agree that an unspoken disclaimer exists in this community. None of us is a vet. We give advice based upon experience. It is understood that we are not prescribing anything as a vet would. If a person does not agree with a suggestion for a sick cat, it is his/her choice to speak